The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-07-10

| 9y law for an annual tav sns..
SSI ny sAe expenses of the Stat. to
nEC' Z. Inc State shall nos
nj NJ guarantee the debts of no assume
money or its credit, to or in o nor loan
tri on'!, CITY, town, village, scSooiIi any
GilCt, private corporation or N o dis
~ ottuuaI' nor be interested in tho ladl-
p 70 any company, association or cS STOCK
SEC. 3. The State debt shall -.
e ahu5 time exceed three per CENT Ut a
Cne taxable property of the Sfotua..un Of
SSeCerCained by the last assessma1n.o De
otaGe anu county taxes prey1opso AZ Ior
mourning OF such Indebtedness u TIE
DEC 1. NO subdivision of Tho O.
snall De allowed to become SS.sle
IN any manner or for anv nurD |r1o'ea,
an amount, including exiStfiuSse %
ueoGedness, IN the aggregate pyrooodiiu-
Tue following percentages of fSI s taI
aDle property therein, to ne o, ca4'
talned by the last assessment for St teiI
and county taxes previous to tho ' a.
curing OF such Indebtedness III n
schoo! districts, two (2l per centn 'ra;
counties, two (2) per ceptu um'
cities, five (5) per centum.. HI n.a
Vlded,. that cities of five thnrsPo tOI
t0UOOJ inhabitants and upwards IT, 1t''I u
ascertained by the preceding T mi "
States census) may, for the purpoSa ~
furnishing water, increase their ~
lQeotedness to an additional amonntaot
not exceeding five (5) per centnTn
OF the taxable property, as aforeSsi5'
| upon tWo-thirdS vote of the oDqIi8o5
voters at an election called for no.
purpose. Any city, county Or school
district mourning any Indebtedness Ss
aforesaid shall, before or at the inn
OF doing so, provide for the coIlectioy
OF direct annual tax sufficient 10 nav
the interest on such debt as It tsiIs
due, and also TO pay and d:schargp f6s
principal thereof within tweutV-frs
years from the time OF coBj-act-
ing the same.
ARTICLE X.-TAXATGON.
SEC. 1. The legislature Shall by lam
provide for uniform and eaasl
rate OF taxation, and Shall prescTiSs
such regulations as shall secura
just valuation for taxation of al
property, real, personal and posses
sorry; PrOUided, that mines and mininr
claims bearing gold, silver and Other
precious metals, except the surface
improvements thereof, shall be eyemnf
from taxation for a period of ten va9rs
from the date of the adoption of this
Constitution, and thereafter nav he
taxed as provided by law.
SEC. 2. The property of the United
States, and the property of this STATE
and such property as may belong to aDy
county or municipal corporation or
as may be used exclusively for agricUI-
tural, horticultural, and Scieu.
tlt1c societies, chartered or controlled
by the State, or for school
religious, cemetery, or charitable
purposes, shall be exempt from tay.
atom. and bitches, canals, dams
reservoirs and fumes owned ari
used by individuals or corpog.
lions for irrigating lands OWE
by such individuals or corUO.
rations, or by the individual mem.
bers thereof shall not be taxed 50
long as they shall be Owned and usei
exclusively for such purposes.
SEC. 3. The legislature shall not in
pose taxes for the purpose OF aEv
county, city, town, or other corpOra-
tien, but may by law vest in the cor
pOrate authorities thereof respectively
the power to assess and collect taxes
for all purposes of such corporations.
ARTICLE XI.-EDUCATI0N.
SEC. 1. The legislature shall provide
for u uniform system of public schools,
the supervision of which shall be
vested IN a State Superintendent and
SUCH other officers as the legislature
shall provide. The superintendent
shall be chosen by the qualified electors
IN tne State in such manner as TIE
legislature shall provide; his powers,
duties and compensation shall be pre-
scribed by law.
SEC. =. The legislature may esta5
LlSh free schools; Provided, that no
sectarIan or denominatiOnal doctrine
shall be taught in any school supported
10 WnOIe or IN part by public funds.
Nor shall! any professor, Instructor or
teacher be preferred, employed or re-
Iected in said schools on account OF his
religious faith or belief, or his afiiia-
ton or sympathy with any de1Omina-
tiou, creed or sect.
SEC. 8. All legislation in regard to
education shall be impartial, guaTan-
teelng equal rights and privileges to all
persons, irrespective of race, color or
religion.
SEC. 4. The proceeds of all lands
That have been or may be granted By
ihe United States to this State for the
support of schools, shall be and re-
main perpetual fund, the interest OF
which, together with all the rents OF
the unsold lands, and suca other
means as the legislature may provide,
shall be appropriated to the support OF
.he public schools throughout the
State.
SEC. D. The University of Deseret
shall be the university of this State,
md be under the control of the legis-
allure; the proceeds of all lands that
have been granted by Congress for
purposes, shall be and re-
nain perpetual fund, the interest OF
which, together with the rents OF IN
sold land, shall be appropriated to the
support of said University.
SEC. 6. The legislature shall foster
Ind encourage moral, intellectual ana
scientific improvement. They shall
make suitable provisions for the
of the blind and mute, ana
or the organization of such instltu-
ions of learning as the best interests
# general education in the State may
lemand.
ARTICLE Xu.-THE MILITIA.
SEC. 1. TIE legislature shall PROVIDE
y law for organizing and dlsclPinln2